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O.J. Simpson in Los Angeles for memorabilia signing (10 years ago , Oct. 3rd , OJ walked)
ap on LA Times ^ | 9/30/05 | Linda Deutsch - ap

Posted on 09/30/2005 9:35:35 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ten years after he was acquitted of killing his ex-wife and her friend, O.J. Simpson was back in Los Angeles - autographing sports memorabilia for people attending a horror movie convention.

Simpson acknowledged it felt "strange" to be signing autographs in such venue, but said it didn't occur to him that the date nearly coincided with the 10th anniversary of his Oct. 3, 1995, acquittal on charges of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.

"I don't keep these dates in my head," Simpson told The Associated Press on Friday as he signed various items with the inscription "O.J. Simpson '68 Heisman," a reference to the year he won the Heisman Trophy as college football's greatest player.

He said the only anniversary he observes is when he and his children mark their mother's birthday with a cake.

His opening-night appearance was a private affair in the upstairs portion of a warehouse where he was presented with items sent in by collectors who paid in advance for his signature.

Fans who prepaid $95 a ticket to enter the convention later in the weekend will have the opportunity to buy memorabilia and also get Simpson's signature, as well as buy souvenirs of horror films and comic books.

"This is kind of an unusual venue," Simpson remarked. "Friends were really excited when they heard I was coming to this, but I find this strange."

The former football star, who flew to California from his Miami home, said he occasionally appears at memorabilia conventions to sign such things as football helmets, jerseys and lithographs for collectors who pay top dollar. He acknowledged he was being paid for this appearance but declined to discuss financial arrangements.

"All the guys do this," he said of his fellow retired athletes. He also suggested he needs the money to pay for college educations for his two youngest children.

One of those who came to see him was Karen Valentina of Fort Worth, Texas, who hoped to have a picture taken.

"He was an amazing player," she said. "That's awesome."

Simpson, meanwhile, said he isn't worried that relatives of his wife and her friend will take him to court to try to get the money he's being paid.

After his acquittal, the victims' survivors sued him in civil court where a jury, using a lesser standard of proof than required in a criminal trial, found Simpson liable for the killings. He was ordered to pay $33.5 million.

"If I get a lot of legal hassle, I'll just go back to playing golf," he said.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; US: California
KEYWORDS: anniversary; dancingitos; doublemurder; johnnycochran; lanceito; losangeles; marciaclarke; memorabilia; nicole; ojsimpson; rongoldman; signing; simpson; thejuiceisloose
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To: calcowgirl

Anyone know how we all can email this low life Riccio ?


21 posted on 09/30/2005 10:09:27 PM PDT by hoboken109
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To: NormsRevenge

So...did he sign the knife he used to kill two people, or the glove, or the shoes he never owned (except when he was wearing them in the picture), or the bag he used to throw away all the bloody evidence?


22 posted on 09/30/2005 10:10:14 PM PDT by I'm ALL Right!
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To: hoboken109

Maybe this is the guy? (Probably not... but hey, it's Friday!)

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0526042clown1.html

Child Porn Charges For Circus Clown

International probe nets Ringling Bros. performer "Spanky"
MAY 26--Meet Spanky the Clown. The 23-year-old Ringling Bros. performer, also known as Thomas Riccio, was just nabbed on kiddie porn charges. Arrested last week when the circus pulled into Fayetteville, North Carolina, Riccio was charged with ten felony counts after a search of his computer turned up images of young children participating in lewd acts. Investigators were led to Riccio as part of a large international child porn probe, dubbed Operation Falcon, that has already resulted in about 100 U.S. arrests. Riccio, denied rouge in the below left mug shot, is being held in the Cumberland County jail on $150,000 bond. (2 pages)


24 posted on 09/30/2005 10:25:59 PM PDT by calcowgirl
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To: garyhope; Admin Moderator

That's real mature, insult me over a piece of cardboard.

Your responses are welcome, your vulgar insults aren't.


25 posted on 09/30/2005 10:31:36 PM PDT by TheForceOfOne (It was a village of idiots that raised Hillary to Senator status.)
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To: NormsRevenge

"[O.J. has] an uncanny instinct for sensing when to make the move, when to make the cut. He can kill you with a headfake, he can kill you with the swiftness of his legs and the ability to be in any direction at any single second. He also kills you with his variation of speed...."

-Howard Cosell, describing O.J. Simpson's running style, 1974

26 posted on 09/30/2005 10:31:46 PM PDT by Flux Capacitor (Trust me. I know what I'm doing.)
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To: MarkSeattle

Talk about inflation, I would not pay one penny for that.


28 posted on 09/30/2005 10:40:04 PM PDT by Honestfreedom
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To: MarkSeattle
I agree with your post. Not liking someone or the decision of the courts in everyones prerogative but shouting out mob rule mentality only hurts us. It may not be the best, but it is the best we have and I respect that. The absence of law and order is chaos and anarchy.
29 posted on 09/30/2005 10:41:00 PM PDT by TheForceOfOne (It was a village of idiots that raised Hillary to Senator status.)
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To: NormsRevenge
This man has absolutely no conscience. He brutally murdered two people.

I feel sorry for his children. Hopefully they are retaining good memories of their mother.

30 posted on 09/30/2005 10:43:59 PM PDT by Dustbunny (America is to great for small dreams --- Ronald Reagan)
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To: MarkSeattle

Your first post at FR and you start throwing around the race card?

How quaint. /s


31 posted on 09/30/2005 10:46:29 PM PDT by calcowgirl
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To: TheForceOfOne

As I said before, it may not just be a piece of cardboard. Some things are symbolic and their symbolic meaning and symbolism transcend their physical being.

OJ and anything representing him and his vile acts and persona are something unforgivable. It's not just "a piece of cardboard".

Get it?


32 posted on 09/30/2005 10:49:52 PM PDT by garyhope
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To: garyhope
You're grasping at straws. Look around and I'm sure you will find plenty of pictures of history's villains.
33 posted on 09/30/2005 10:52:35 PM PDT by TheForceOfOne (It was a village of idiots that raised Hillary to Senator status.)
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To: NormsRevenge

I still remember where I was when they announced the verdict. I was stunned. The memory of it is strong even today.


34 posted on 09/30/2005 11:02:40 PM PDT by mrsparkle
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Blake got away with murder as well. The streets are full of murderers set free.


35 posted on 09/30/2005 11:09:36 PM PDT by Cougar66
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To: reagan_fanatic
Visit my website at http: (forward slash forward slash) OJSimpson.com (back slash)!

Then press < esc >

36 posted on 09/30/2005 11:15:40 PM PDT by martin_fierro (_____oooo_( ° ¿ ° )_oooo_____)
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To: I'm ALL Right!

The prosecutors helped OJ win every way possible. Even then it was just too obvious that he did it. Doubtless a number of people helped him remove evidence and cover up things, but even then, the bloody trail pointed to him.

This was a disgrace. I hated seeing Marcia Clark as an expert on TV soon after. She was horrible; needless to say, so was her assistant, Mr. Bumble Gloves.


37 posted on 09/30/2005 11:20:44 PM PDT by sine_nomine (Protect the weakest of the weak - the unborn babies.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Shame I can't make it out there. I have an entrenching tool I'd like to get him to autograph.


38 posted on 09/30/2005 11:30:05 PM PDT by KarinG1
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To: NormsRevenge

Idiot: ""He was an amazing player," she said. "That's awesome."

NormsRevenge: "He could cut and slice thru a crowd like no one before or since."

One of the greatest one-line comebacks I've ever seen on FR! It took me three full minutes to stop laughing so hard! There will be dancing Itos in my head tonight.


39 posted on 09/30/2005 11:32:41 PM PDT by Bogolyubski
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To: MarkSeattle

Oh, he murdered Ron and Nicole all right; the evidence is well beyond a reasonable doubt.


40 posted on 09/30/2005 11:40:29 PM PDT by Lessingham ( "When the Kissing Had to Stop" - Best Anti-Communist Novel I've Read)
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